“Why dont we hear about it in Protestant churches?”
I see stories regularly that an individual commits sexual sin. That person, when exposed, is fired. The catholic story has currency because of how many decades it spanned and for being systematically covered up by its leadership... All of whom should be in jail.
So why don’t you post the stories then?
Should there be Baptists in jail for shielding perps too?
The problem of child sex abuse is systemic in our society. It's in every institution you can think of. Of course it's a greater outrage when it happens in any Christian setting. The Catholic Church deserves its black eye for the scandal. Unfortunately there are a lot of nonCatholics who don't even know (or if they do refuse to admit) that their own houses of worship aren't free of the pestilence either.
Peace be with you.
partially true...Protestants and others are guilty of the same offences...however, you can sue the Catholic Church as an entity...you cannot sue the Lutheran church as such. You might be able to sue the local congregation, but not the National church. The Catholics, however, are set up a little differently. One can sue the Archdiocese of New York for an action of one of its' priests in a parish within that Archdiocese. The Archdiocese has millions of dollars, and the local protestant congregation has a few thousand....that's the difference!